Phrase Anatomy

You don't need a medical license to solve these clues. Host Ophira Eisenberg offers literal interpretations of phrases that involve parts of the body--"I'm so awkward and clumsy, I'm entirely pollical digits!" You may think this game is a real pain in the cervical vertebrae (but not literally).

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Transcript

OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

Let's say hello to our next two contestants: Will Fletcher and Rekha Shankar.

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EISENBERG: Will, you're one of New York's finest, huh?

WILL FLETCHER: I am, indeed.

EISENBERG: NYPD.

FLETCHER: Yeah.

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EISENBERG: What is your area of expertise?

FLETCHER: Currently, I work in the projects in Queens.

EISENBERG: Now, you don't know this, Will, but Rekha works on crime shows. She recreates murder scenes. Would you cast this guy, if you could, as a cop?

REKHA SHANKAR: I mean, kind of the main criteria is just looking like whoever was involved with the crime. So if you look like a murderer or a victim...

EISENBERG: Yeah.

SHANKAR: Or a police officer, then yeah.

EISENBERG: Yeah, so which one does Will fit into?

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: No, don't answer that.

FLETCHER: Two out of three ain't bad.

EISENBERG: Two out of three. This is a fun game called Phrase Anatomy, like "Grey's Anatomy." In this game, we're going to read sentences that feature phrases and idioms that incorporate a part of the body, except we're going to give you a literal interpretation of the phrase, with fancy anatomical names included. You have to decipher what the original phrase is.

For example, she hasn't worked here long, so she still has some dampness about the oracles. That means she's wet behind the ears. Will is smiling. Rekha is now nodding her head. Ring in when you know the answer. I need to tell her how I feel, just sit her down and have a real inter-coronary discussion.

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EISENBERG: Rekha?

SHANKAR: Have a real heart to heart.

EISENBERG: That is correct.

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EISENBERG: Excuse me. My pharynx and larynx seem to be housing an amphibian.